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  • EOD's robots on Air Force ranges' most wanted list

    If a human eye could be close enough to see the robot tearing up a target on Eglin's range, it may just think it's witnessing a terrifying scene from a Hollywood movie.However, the only "disguise" involved when these drones are in action are the 96th Civil Engineer Squadron's explosive ordnance

  • EOD welcomes home last Army support team

     When a team of explosive ordnance disposal technicians returned from deployment Sept. 14, they closed the final chapter in a mission that lasted more than a decade.Family, co-workers and friends of Tech Sgt. Joseph Burke, Staff Sgt. Michael Edwards and Senior Airman Joshua Frehner, assigned to the

  • Team Target hits QF-16 mark

    The Air Force's newest aerial target took a major step toward preparing warfighters downrange with a realistic 4th generation replication of what they may face on the battlefield. The first unmanned QF-16 Viper struck down over the Gulf of Mexico Sept. 5 was part of a joint effort between the Test

  • Air Force revamps AEF

    The Air Force will deploy Agile Combat Support Airmen under its redesigned air expeditionary force construct October 1. The primary purpose of the redesign was to look at ways to deploy more ACS Airmen with their units and standardize dwell times across the Air Force as much as possible to present a

  • 53rd Wing historian helps create expeditionary wing coin

    Dr. Chuck Merkel, 53rd Wing historian, recently assisted the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing in redesigning their commander's coin, which now illustrates past and present elements of the 386th AEW's history. Merkel contributed to the coin's new look through reasearch into the 386th AEW's history, while

  • 53rd Wing takes Combat Hammer, Archer out West in August

    The 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group concluded the U.S. Air Force air-to-ground exercise known as Combat Hammer and air-to-air exercise known as Combat Archer this week.From Aug. 11 -22, four units deployed here and three units traveled directly to the Utah Test and Training Range to drop munitions in

  • End of runway crew is first, last stop for Eglin's test aircraft

    The radio cracks to life in a tiny building at the end of the flight line with sayings like "crew ready... crew show... engine start... taxi." "We got taxis," says Tech. Sgt. Arthur Hamblin, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron end-of-runway inspection section NCO-in-charge.It's a call to action for a

  • Flight gives facelift to Eglin's fleet

    Keeping the Air Force's third largest vehicle fleet looking good is not an easy task, but efforts by the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron's Vehicle Management Flight make that happen. Corrosion control is a priority for the flight, a challenge in Northwest Florida. According to Karen Pinkley, the

  • Airman Leadership School shapes newest AF leaders

    Airmen nervously step into the Airman Leadership School auditorium as they take the first steps toward an Air Force milestone. For a few, it will be the first of many in their careers. These Airmen will be given the necessary tools to be successful leaders and supervisors in the Air Force as they

  • MedGroup's hot bats help rout 780th 22-3

    The 96th Medical Group dominated the 780th Test Squadron scoring 18 runs in the first inning during an intramural softball game here August 12. The rout ended early in the fifth inning with a final score of 22-3.The Med Group's masterful first inning began with Ethan Cross roping a line drive to